The Food Train

In Ramallah’s busy streets, workers and children stare in awe as they approach the colorful van. It’s called The Food Train and is Palestine’s first ever mobile food van! Khaldun Barghouti and Abdul Rahman Bibi came up with this idea after serving 9 years and 8 years, respectively, in Israeli prisons. The Food Train is run by solar panels mounted on the van’s roof! So not only is it mobile, it is also eco-friendly.

The two men wanted their food service to be different than other food services as much as possible. Their food is much cheaper, while maintaining a high quality. They serve foods like a tuna-and-corn concoction, a specialty they have cooked up inspired by prison food. They also serve Middle Eastern traditional fast-food options, such as shawarma, as well as burgers, sausage, turkey and schnitzel sandwiches loaded with fries and pickled vegetables.

Their multi-color van travels to several places with a mission to fill the hungry bellies of Palestinian passers-by. The Food Train stops at various locations, such as parks, centers and villages outside of Ramallah, with a permit to park almost wherever they want. Being on the road for just a month and a half, they are currently directing their focus on exploring the best parking spaces to gain as much visibility and interest of passers-by as possible.

With their permit to park almost wherever they want and the fact that their power is wherever the sun shines, your chances of buying from this eco-friendly Food Train are pretty high!

About The Author

In 2007, I got into the organic food business and created the type of food I would eat, easy convenient organic food. What a find it was at that time! Must say that it was the stepping-stone to a new phase in my path. Then, I started using my new inspiration for eating in a healthy way and take it to an upper level. From eating consciously I stepped into the larger concept of living consciously and all what it could relate to. ILoveMe was born.
خلال العام 2007، دخلت إلى مجال العمل في قطاع الطعام العضوي، وبدأت أحضّر الطعام الّذي أودّ أكله، وهو الطعام العضوي السهل التحضير. وبالفعل، كان هذا الإكتشاف الجديد نقطة تحوّل في حياتي. بعد ذلك، بدأت باستثمار إلهامي الجديد بأكل طعام صحّي، والسعي لتطويره. ومن هنا، فهمت فعلياً ما معنى العيش بوعي وبصحّة واكتشفت كلّ ما يتعلّق بالأمرين. وتمّ إنشاء مدوّنة ILoveMe!